Who likes yo yos?

ringbearer · 01-05-2005, 10:19 PM

I was on the way home...and had to stop at a local drugstore to pick up a few things and there, hanging on a display, were some Duncan yo yos.
Then I started remembering...my father taught me how to yo yo way back to the time he had to cut the string because I was to short.

I bought one thinking...I can teach my daughter. I started showing her the few tricks I knew(had not lost my touch)...she was not real interested..."can I do it from the couch?"

This got me thinking...I wonder if yo yos have improved any since I was a kid....YES THEY HAVE!!!
I did a search and was amazed at the # of yo yo sites...they now have bearings and transaxles....Duncan even has a yo yo that costs 400 BUCKS!
I ordered one of the new bearing style ones...(not the $400 one)

. I am like a kid again waiting for my new yo yo to arrive!
Anyone else like em'?

Millane · 01-06-2005, 02:50 AM

Yo Yo's are great, im crap and cant do anything, but hand me a yo yo and ill just spin it up and down for hours. the ones with the bearing and the internal contraptions are awesome, they come up quicker and you can have the spinning bit stay spinning at the end of the string for ages until you do a little flick and it comes flying back up...

***Tessar*** · 01-06-2005, 12:14 PM

My sister (Moondancer) was into yo-yos for a while, and I think she had three or four. One was a normal yoyo, another was meant for tricks that involved "sleeping" (you know, where you flick the yoyo down and make it stay spinning, but at the end of the line), and I'm not sure what the other two were for

.

I did a bit with yoyos, but I was never as good with the tricks as she was (probably because I was a year younger

).

brownjenkins · 01-06-2005, 02:50 PM

love yo-yos!!

the bearing-style ones are awesome too... huge improvement on action and movement

my parents still throw one in an xmas stocking for me every year 'cause i always enjoyed them most

Pytt · 01-06-2005, 02:59 PM

I tried very hard when I was younger to make tricks, but I didn't even manage to get it up and down

so I quit.. but I think it is pretty cool

***Earniel*** · 01-06-2005, 06:03 PM

*has fond memories of jo-jo's*

I couldn't do the slightest trick, mind you. But there was something irresistable about just spinning one, letting it spin out, rewinding it and start again. I wonder what happened to my old jo-jo. I remember it was red and had reflectors at the sides.

Embladyne · 01-23-2005, 03:37 AM

Ooooo...yoyos! I really liked to borrow my brother's trick yoyo...and the older style wooden ones are pretty cool, too. I wish I had one, again.

Hanza · 01-23-2005, 10:17 AM

when i was on year 5 (bout 7 years ago) there was a HUGE yo yo craze. i mean everyone had them. shops went mad for them and they had ridiclous amounts of things they did. i remeber having ones that had flashing lights on the side and others that made noises when u made them "sleep". managed to do some tricks like "round the world" and "walkt he dog" buti doubt i cud do em now. oooh i wanta yo yo to play with now... *goes on a yoyo hunt*

ItalianLegolas · 01-23-2005, 10:21 AM

i used to have one, but all i could do was the basic up and down, and up and down, and up and down

Embladyne · 01-23-2005, 03:58 PM

The flashing lights were so cool...I always tried to do the tricks, but most of the time just tangled the string....then I found myself a hackysack and fared much better.

ringbearer · 01-24-2005, 10:40 PM

I got my new Yo-Yo...man, it's awesome...it sleeps for 45 seconds to a minute and still comes back up!!! It's a Duncan Frehand Zero.(bearing type)
I can do...
Around the world.
Rock the baby in the cradle and
Man on the trapeze(or side mount).
This Yo-Yo rocks!!!

Embladyne · 01-24-2005, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ringbearer

I got my new Yo-Yo...man, it's awesome...it sleeps for 45 seconds to a minute and still comes back up!!! It's a Duncan Frehand Zero.(bearing type)
I can do...
Around the world.
Rock the baby in the cradle and
Man on the trapeze(or side mount).
This Yo-Yo rocks!!!

I'm jealous!!

ringbearer · 03-09-2005, 11:50 PM

It's called a Wide Sport...hand crafted by Dif-E-Yo in Mass.

The picture won't fit

here is a link!

EDIT: Merged with existing thread about yo-yo's - Eärniel]

cee2lee2 · 03-10-2005, 11:06 PM

Wow! That's some fancy yo-yo. I'm assuming you're a yo-yo pro and can do some pretty amazing tricks with it.

ringbearer · 03-11-2005, 11:09 PM

Not alot...but I am getting better!

01-05-2005, 10:19 PM	#1
ringbearer Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: St. Louis, Mo. USA Posts: 561	Who likes yo yos? I was on the way home...and had to stop at a local drugstore to pick up a few things and there, hanging on a display, were some Duncan yo yos. Then I started remembering...my father taught me how to yo yo way back to the time he had to cut the string because I was to short. I bought one thinking...I can teach my daughter. I started showing her the few tricks I knew(had not lost my touch)...she was not real interested..."can I do it from the couch?" This got me thinking...I wonder if yo yos have improved any since I was a kid....YES THEY HAVE!!! I did a search and was amazed at the # of yo yo sites...they now have bearings and transaxles....Duncan even has a yo yo that costs 400 BUCKS! I ordered one of the new bearing style ones...(not the $400 one) . I am like a kid again waiting for my new yo yo to arrive! Anyone else like em'? __________________ Ringbearer Hide Witch, hide! The Good Folks come to burn thee! Their keen enjoyment hid behind A Gothic mask of duty!

01-06-2005, 02:50 AM	#2
Millane The Dude Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: at the altar of my ego Posts: 1,685	Yo Yo's are great, im crap and cant do anything, but hand me a yo yo and ill just spin it up and down for hours. the ones with the bearing and the internal contraptions are awesome, they come up quicker and you can have the spinning bit stay spinning at the end of the string for ages until you do a little flick and it comes flying back up... __________________ Ill heal your wounds, ill set you free,

01-06-2005, 02:50 PM	#4
brownjenkins Advocatus Diaboli Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Reality Posts: 3,767	love yo-yos!! the bearing-style ones are awesome too... huge improvement on action and movement my parents still throw one in an xmas stocking for me every year 'cause i always enjoyed them most __________________ Your reality, sir, is lies and balderdash and I'm delighted to say that I have no grasp of it whatsoever.

01-06-2005, 02:59 PM	#5
Pytt The Supreme Lord of The Northern Eagles Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: trondheim, norway Posts: 1,388	I tried very hard when I was younger to make tricks, but I didn't even manage to get it up and down so I quit.. but I think it is pretty cool __________________ Don't Panic!

01-06-2005, 06:03 PM	#6
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	has fond memories of jo-jo's I couldn't do the slightest trick, mind you. But there was something irresistable about just spinning one, letting it spin out, rewinding it and start again. I wonder what happened to my old jo-jo. I remember it was red and had reflectors at the sides. __________________ We are not things.

01-06-2005, 12:14 PM	#3
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	My sister (Moondancer) was into yo-yos for a while, and I think she had three or four. One was a normal yoyo, another was meant for tricks that involved "sleeping" (you know, where you flick the yoyo down and make it stay spinning, but at the end of the line), and I'm not sure what the other two were for . I did a bit with yoyos, but I was never as good with the tricks as she was (probably because I was a year younger ).

01-23-2005, 03:37 AM	#7
Embladyne Honourary Elitist Inklette Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: between the mountains and the sea Posts: 704	Ooooo...yoyos! I really liked to borrow my brother's trick yoyo...and the older style wooden ones are pretty cool, too. I wish I had one, again. __________________ Even on the pinnacle of a palace a crow does not become an eagle. My DA page

01-23-2005, 10:17 AM	#8
Hanza Woolly Jumper Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: In my field of paper flowers and candy clouds of lullaby Posts: 1,200	when i was on year 5 (bout 7 years ago) there was a HUGE yo yo craze. i mean everyone had them. shops went mad for them and they had ridiclous amounts of things they did. i remeber having ones that had flashing lights on the side and others that made noises when u made them "sleep". managed to do some tricks like "round the world" and "walkt he dog" buti doubt i cud do em now. oooh i wanta yo yo to play with now... goes on a yoyo hunt __________________ :: there's nothing comforting in change:: Why dont sheep shrink in the rain??

01-23-2005, 10:21 AM	#9
ItalianLegolas Tolkien-aholic Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: somewhere in the solar system... more specifically NJ... Posts: 712	i used to have one, but all i could do was the basic up and down, and up and down, and up and down __________________ What was lost is now found.

01-23-2005, 03:58 PM	#10
Embladyne Honourary Elitist Inklette Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: between the mountains and the sea Posts: 704	The flashing lights were so cool...I always tried to do the tricks, but most of the time just tangled the string....then I found myself a hackysack and fared much better. __________________ Even on the pinnacle of a palace a crow does not become an eagle. My DA page

01-24-2005, 10:40 PM	#11
ringbearer Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: St. Louis, Mo. USA Posts: 561	I got my new Yo-Yo...man, it's awesome...it sleeps for 45 seconds to a minute and still comes back up!!! It's a Duncan Frehand Zero.(bearing type) I can do... Around the world. Rock the baby in the cradle and Man on the trapeze(or side mount). This Yo-Yo rocks!!! __________________ Ringbearer Hide Witch, hide! The Good Folks come to burn thee! Their keen enjoyment hid behind A Gothic mask of duty!

03-09-2005, 11:50 PM	#13
ringbearer Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: St. Louis, Mo. USA Posts: 561	Check out my new Yo Yo!!! It's called a Wide Sport...hand crafted by Dif-E-Yo in Mass. The picture won't fit here is a link! EDIT: Merged with existing thread about yo-yo's - Eärniel] __________________ Ringbearer Hide Witch, hide! The Good Folks come to burn thee! Their keen enjoyment hid behind A Gothic mask of duty! Last edited by Earniel : 03-12-2005 at 08:07 PM.

03-10-2005, 11:06 PM	#14
cee2lee2 Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: 2nd star to the left..... Posts: 566	Wow! That's some fancy yo-yo. I'm assuming you're a yo-yo pro and can do some pretty amazing tricks with it.

03-11-2005, 11:09 PM	#15
ringbearer Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: St. Louis, Mo. USA Posts: 561	Not alot...but I am getting better! __________________ Ringbearer Hide Witch, hide! The Good Folks come to burn thee! Their keen enjoyment hid behind A Gothic mask of duty!

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